A review by fletchie
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, by Neil Gaiman
5.0
My never-ending love affair with the works of Neil Gaiman continues. This was a nice break from reading big, epic novels. A collection of short stories can sometimes be exactly what you need when you need to break up some mentally draining monotony. There was a higher proportion of sex in this collection than I was expecting, but this is understandable due to the large number of stories included in the book.
It was intriguing to get an insight into the evolution of Gaiman's work. While not ordered chronologically, the introduction contains small introductions to each short story, explaining when and why they were written, so an idea of progression is slowly unveiled.
All in all, a fantastic collection of widely varied, fantasy/supernatural/horror/erotic fiction.
It was intriguing to get an insight into the evolution of Gaiman's work. While not ordered chronologically, the introduction contains small introductions to each short story, explaining when and why they were written, so an idea of progression is slowly unveiled.
All in all, a fantastic collection of widely varied, fantasy/supernatural/horror/erotic fiction.